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...determine whether a contractor is guilty of illegal discrimination. "With that ruled out," says Richard Seymour, attorney with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a legal assistance group, "the only thing left is when the employer openly discriminates. That kind of evidence is scarce as hen's teeth these days." Last week the executive council of the AFL-CIO reiterated its support for "strong affirmative action." Those who oppose mandatory numerical goals argue that they violate the civil rights of people who lose jobs or promotions in quota systems. "Our concept of affirmative action," says Mark Schultz...
...worst Soviet tradition, fuming and pounding like Nikita Khrushchev did to Ike and Kennedy. He did not. "This is not going to happen today, or tomorrow or in the future," Gorbachev said. Even when he was asked about Andrei Gromyko's characterization of him as a man with "iron teeth" behind a nice smile, Gorbachev declined the old role. "It hasn't yet been confirmed," he said. "As of now, I'm still using my own teeth." Reagan's friend freedom was surely watching, and Gorbachev felt...
...Estimated rural Chinese who have never brushed their teeth: 500 million...
...called in to Chloé's Sloane Street boutique to discuss security surrounding the arrival of a shipment of bags. Ralph Toledano, Chloé's ceo, took a gamble on Philo. When she was offered the top job, she was a rebellious, unknown assistant with a penchant for gold teeth, diamanté-studded nails and hip-hop. Although many fashion insiders credited her street smarts for Chloé's success during McCartney's tenure, she was not an obvious choice to reinvent a 50-year-old brand. Fashion wasn't even Philo's first love. The daughter of a graphic...
...fabulous shark battles, Jaws is essentially three guys on a boat, talking out their fears. The extras here include a new-to-DVD documentary on the film's troubled production--its own kind of behind-the-scenes disaster movie. As for the film itself, it's still chatty and teeth-chatteringly suspenseful...